NYSEA caught up with humble freediver and NY surf photographer Justin Burkle after a trip to PR. “I have been doing some traveling lately to escape the brutal winter here in Montauk. I went to mexico then northwest puerto rico where I linked up with some Montauk boys, jesse joeckel, jason hewitt, tyler maguire, tyler […]
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Darker then a Guinness. February 1st Ireland goes black.
by nysea onThe Huge Dark Saturday. An epic story by Dylan Stott /Kurt Rist and photo gallery by Christian Mcleod on magic seaweed. (monster swell 2-1-14) READ STORY AND CHECK GALLERY HERE
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14 years young, NY’s Jared Bono
by nysea onNY’s Jared Bono has been on a roll. At only 14 years old he has been putting his time in and its really starting to show. We can’t wait to see what the future beholds for this grom. Check out his new clip below from a recent trip to Costa Rica. Stoked to see this […]
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Full Nelson Vacation
by nysea onThe Full Nelson Family escapes the cold of NY for their first vacation in over 2 years. Knowing Nelly, he was itching to do what he loves. Spend time with his family and swim/surf in warm water and shoot photos of his friends. Nelly put together a great story and photo gallery of his trip […]
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“Snow Day” with James Katsipis and Crew
by nysea on“Montauk got pretty covered last night with this crazy snow storm. I was watching it for a while and from the looks of the charts it could have went either way today. We scored two fun sessions. Beach break in the morning and out east for the afternoon. From the look of the photos you […]
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NYSEA Crew @ Jaws (1-19-14)
by nysea onNY’s Will and Cliff Skudin join Hawaii’s Kealii Mamala for a heavy session at Jaws.1-19-14, All Shots are frame grabs of video shot by Ricardo Estevez. Footage coming to NY Surf Week Party July 2014 ! From what we gathered it looks like there were some bombs, clean up sets, wipeouts and nuts rides. […]
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Will Skudin Stab Mag ( 1-17-14, Outer Reef, Hawaii )
by nysea onWill Skudin gets a shout out from Australia’s top surfing Magazine “Stab”. The shot was taken by LaserWolf photography, on January 17th on an outer reef off the coast of Oahu. Great Shot and quote. Check it out HERE AT STAB. Follow them at @whitewaterwilly and @laserwolf_photo, for daily updates.
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NY Surfer Awarded East Coast Surfer of the Year
by nysea onCheck out Newsday Article HERE Surfline Article HERE Long Beach, NY (January 13, 2014) – New York’s Will Skudin was named 2013 Surfer of the Year by Eastern Surfing Magazine (ESM) in their annual ESeMMY Awards. Following the 2012 ESM Surfer of the Year Kelly Slater and eleven time world champion; Will Skudin states “I am honored to […]
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New ESM (online)
by nysea onCheck out some of the NY crew in the new Easternsurf Mag online HERE Bryan Staubitser, Will Skudin, Balaram Stack and Quincy Davis.
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New Yorkers ride Monster Waves in Ireland
by nysea onThe boys are at it again ! Ireland saw one of the biggest swells of the year and New York’s Kurt Rist and Dylan Stott were on it. The full crew of international surfers and local irish chargers all took part of what was described as a short but epic session, check out the local […]
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Winter Blizzard “Hercules” packs a punch
by nysea onWinter surfing in New York will prove your dedication and love for the sport. When most people are buying lift tickets and plane tickets, there is always a crew back at home waiting on the blizzards to surf alone. Most call us crazy but to us there is nothing crazy about it. This is what […]
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NYSEA and Crew Win ESeMMY’s Awards
by nysea onEasternsurf Magazine just released the ESeMMY’s Awards this year and we were stoked to see these 4 results: 1- WebHeads of the Year – NYSEA 2- Legendary Session – Ireland (Halloween Swell) Kurt Rist, Will Skudin, Dylan Stott 3- Cover of the year – Will Skudin (Tahiti) 4- Surfer of the year – Will Skudin When […]
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Happy Flipping New Year from Leif Engstrom
by nysea onHappy Flipping New Year from Leif Engstrom Here is a short edit of NY’s Leif Engstrom adding a new maneuver to his impressive bag of tricks. Not sure what to call it. Looks like a Flip to us. Whatever it is, it is amazing. Just listen to the words of the song and you will […]
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Chilly December Morning with Ian Cooke
by nysea onMorning photographer report with Ian and Austin. “A classic chilly december morning in Montauk, bright pink and orange glow in the sky before the sun came up. Had a plan to meet up with Austin Eckardt and hopefully get a few shots. Parked my truck up on the cliff and walked out to the edge to […]
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Mike Nelson the 2013 “Yo Shot Challenge” Champion (Video)
by nysea onAs New York’s premiere surf photography contest, the “Yo Shot Challenge“ is proud to announce Long Beach photographer Mike Nelson as the 2013 Champion. TJ Gumiela, pictured in the winning shot, joins Nelson in the winner’s circle with Nelson taking home $1,500 of the cash prize and Gumiela $500. During the 3 month fall surf season […]
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Punta Galea Big Wave Challenge (Will Skudin)
by nysea onNew York’s Will Skudin is going to be competing in the Punta Galea Big Wave Challenge live sunday the 22nd on http://www.bigwaveworldtour.com/events/arnette-punta-galea-challenge/. Good luck Will ! We will be watching ! Follow his every move on Instagram at @whitewaterwilly
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Brian Pollak (Wave of the Winter)
by nysea onNew York’s Brian Pollak just received an entry into the Oakley Wave of the Winter contest. (best wave of the winter on the north shore of oahu, hawaii) This is a huge accomplishment, but something tells me he will have way more then one entry. The winter has just begun and so has he. Congrats […]
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Flying South with James Parascandola
by nysea onYoung up and coming New York photographer James Parascandola flies south for a quick trip . With the new world of Instagram, GoPros and camera-everything, it’s great to see the art of real photography still lives on in the next generation. It is tough to be a NY surf photographer. It takes a lot of patience […]
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NY’s Kurt Rist paddle-in (Ireland)
by nysea onNew York’s Kurt Rist makes history. The first regular-footer to paddle-in and successfully ride out the famous Irish big-wave slab at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland. Check out full story and insight of who Kurt really is and of course the full sequence of this amazing ride at Easternsurf.com HERE. Sequence: Camila Neves Written by Dylan Stott
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Turkey and Tubes / Brian Pollak / Trip Home to NY
by nysea onNew York’s charger and University of Hawaii business major Brian Pollak makes the trip home for some turkey and tubes. As NY surfers we are always taking trips outside of our area to chase waves. Here’s a quick story of the reverse, taking a trip back home to score. Full Photo Gallery Below by Matt […]
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Nathan Myers / Leif Engstrom / Innersection Black (Interview)
by nysea onThe best surf film makers in the world, Taylor Steele and Nathan Myers once again include New York’s Leif Engstrom in their new film “Innersection Black”. We caught up with internationally recognized and award winning producer Nathan Myers for a couple questions about Leif and the new film.(now Available on iTunes) NYSEA– What separates the […]
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Mercedes-Benz trip to Montauk
by nysea onWhen most companies come into NY to shoot a commercial involving NY surfing they bring outside surfers and videographers in to get the job done. They shoot and mass market it, never giving back or involving the core crews that helped develop the culture in the first place. Not in this case Mercedes-Benz hired NY surfers Mikey […]
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Leif & Hugo (Epic TV)
by nysea onNY’s Leif Engstrom, freesurfer trick specialist hooks up with Hugues Oyarzabal in Indonesia, and it WILL blow your mind… In this video ! Great work boys ! WATCH HERE ON EPIC TV
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